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sensing and diagnostic module, and
airbag wiring along with the proper
replacement procedures.
In addition, the vehicle has a
passenger sensing system for the front
outboard passenger position, which
includes sensors that are part of the
passenger seat. The passenger sensing
system may not operate properly if
the original seat trim is replaced with
non-GM covers, upholstery, or trim; or
with GM covers, upholstery, or trim
designed for a different vehicle. Any
object, such as an aftermarket seat
heater or a comfort-enhancing pad or
device, installed under or on top of
the seat fabric, could also interfere
with the operation of the passenger
sensing system. This could either
prevent proper deployment of the
passenger airbag(s) or prevent the
passenger sensing system from
properly turning off the passenger
airbag(s). SeePassenger Sensing
System 061.
If the vehicle has rollover roof-rail
airbags, see Different Size Tires and
Wheels 0384 for additional important
information. If the vehicle must be modified
because you have a disability and have
questions about whether the
modifications will affect the vehicle's
airbag system, or if you have
questions about whether the airbag
system will be affected if the vehicle is
modified for any other reason, call
Customer Assistance. See
Customer
Assistance Offices 0433.
Airbag System Check
The airbag system does not need
regularly scheduled maintenance or
replacement. Make sure the airbag
readiness light is working. See Airbag
Readiness Light 0105.
Caution
If an airbag covering is damaged,
opened, or broken, the airbag may
not work properly. Do not open or
break the airbag coverings. If there
are any opened or broken airbag
coverings, have the airbag covering
and/or airbag module replaced. For
the location of the airbags, see
Where Are the Airbags? 057. See
your dealer for service.
Replacing Airbag System
Parts after a Crash
{Warning
A crash can damage the airbag
systems in the vehicle. A damaged
airbag system may not properly
protect you and your passenger(s)
in a crash, resulting in serious
injury or even death. To help make
sure the airbag systems are working
properly after a crash, have them
inspected and any necessary
replacements made as soon as
possible.
If an airbag inflates, you will need to
replace airbag system parts. See your
dealer for service.
If the airbag readiness light stays on
after the vehicle is started or comes
on when you are driving, the airbag
system may not work properly. Have
the vehicle serviced right away. See
Airbag Readiness Light 0105.

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Warning (Continued)
Even if the passenger sensing
system has turned off the front
outboard passenger airbag(s), no
system is fail-safe. No one can
guarantee that an airbag will not
deploy under some unusual
circumstance, even though the
airbag(s) are off.
Secure rear-facing child restraints
in a rear seat, even if the airbag(s)
are off. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the
front outboard passenger seat,
always move the seat as far back as
it will go. It is better to secure the
child restraint in a rear seat.
SeePassenger Sensing System 061
for additional information.
If the child restraint uses a top tether,
see Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 074 for top
tether anchor locations.
Do not secure a child seat in a
position without a top tether anchor if
a national or local law requires that the top tether be anchored, or if the
instructions that come with the child
restraint say that the top tether must
be anchored.
In Canada, the law requires that
forward-facing child restraints have a
top tether, and that the tether be
attached.
When using the lap-shoulder belt to
secure the child restraint in this
position, follow the instructions that
came with the child restraint and the
following instructions:
1. Move the seat as far back as it will go before securing the
forward-facing child restraint. Move
the seat upward or the seatback to
an upright position, if needed, to
get a tight installation of the child
restraint.
The push button used to release
the latch plate must be visible and
not obscured by the child restraint.
There must not be direct contact of
the child restraint to the push
button.
When the passenger sensing
system has turned off the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag and knee airbag, the OFF indicator
on the passenger airbag status
indicator should light and stay lit
when you start the vehicle. See
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
0
105.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the
vehicle seat belt through or around
the child restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show
you how.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckleuntil it clicks.

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . 89
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . 89
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . 90
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Instrument Cluster (Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Instrument Cluster (Uplevel) . . . . . 98
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge (Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . 105
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Brake System Warning Light . . . . 108
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . 108
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Performance Shifting Light . . . . . . 109
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . 110
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) Disabled Light . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . 110
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 111
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . 112 Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . 114
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 114
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Engine Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . 126
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . 126
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . . . . 126
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . 132
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

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If equipped with a remote start heated
steering wheel, the heated steering
wheel and indicator will turn on
automatically.
If equipped with auto heated seats,
the heated steering wheel will turn on
along with the heated seats when it is
cold outside. The heated steering
wheel indicator light may not come
on. SeeHeated and Ventilated Front
Seats 043.
Horn
Pressaon the steering wheel pad to
sound the horn.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
With the ignition on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY, move the windshield
wiper lever to select the wiper speed.
HI : Use for fast wipes. LO :
Use for slow wipes.
INT : Use this setting for intermittent
wipes or for Rainsense wipes, when
Rainsense is enabled. For intermittent
wipes, move the lever up to INT, then
turn the
xINT band up for more
frequent wipes or down for less
frequent wipes. If Rainsense is
enabled, see “Rainsense”later in this
section.
If the windshield wipers are in use for
a while when driving, the exterior
lamps come on automatically if the
exterior lamp control is in AUTO. See
“Wiper-Activated Headlamps” later in
this section.
OFF : Use to turn the wipers off.
1X : For a single wipe, briefly move
the wiper lever down. For several
wipes, hold the wiper lever down.
n L: Pull the windshield wiper lever
toward you to spray windshield
washer fluid and activate the wipers.
The wipers will continue until the
lever is released or the maximum
wash time is reached. When the
windshield wiper lever is released,
additional wipes may occur depending
on how long the windshield washer
had been activated. See Washer Fluid
0 348 for information on filling the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.
{Warning
In freezing weather, do not use the
washer until the windshield is
warmed. Otherwise the washer fluid
can form ice on the windshield,
blocking your vision.
{Warning
Before driving the vehicle, always
clear snow and ice from the hood,
windshield, washer nozzles, roof,
and rear of the vehicle, including all
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Warning Lights, Gauges,
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Warning lights and gauges can signal
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.Info App. This is where the selected
Driver Information Center (DIC)
displays can be viewed. SeeDriver
Information Center (DIC) (Base Level)
0 116 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Uplevel) 0119.
.Audio
.Navigation
.Phone
.Options
Audio
Browse for music, select from
favorites, or change the audio source.
Use the thumbwheel to change the
station or go to the next or previous
track.
Navigation
If there is an active route, press the
thumbwheel to cancel or resume route
guidance, or turn the voice prompts
on or off. Phone
View recent calls or scroll through
contacts when you are not on an
active call. Mute the phone or switch
to handset operation if you are on an
active call.
Options
Use the thumbwheel to scroll through
items in the Options menu.
Head-up Display (HUD) :
If equipped,
this feature allows for adjusting the
angle of the HUD image and changing
or turning off the Speed Limit Sign.
HUD Rotation (Uplevel): Press the
thumbwheel while Adjust Rotation is
highlighted to enter Adjust Mode.
Scroll to adjust the angle of the HUD
display. Press the thumbwheel to
confirm and save the setting. This
feature may only be available in
P (Park).
Speed Sign: If equipped, press the
thumbwheel while Speed Sign is
highlighted to turn it on or off.
Units : Choose US or metric units by
pressing the thumbwheel while the
desired item is highlighted. Info Page Options :
Press the
thumbwheel to select the items to be
displayed in the Info app. See Driver
Information Center (DIC) (Base Level)
0 116 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Uplevel) 0119.
Display : Press the thumbwheel to
enter the Display menu. Select to turn
on or off the speedometer, time, fuel
range, or, if equipped, compass or
speed sign.
Speed Warning : The Speed Warning
display allows the driver to set a
warning at a speed that they do not
want to exceed. To set the Speed
Warning press the thumbwheel when
Speed Warning is displayed. Use the
thumbwheel to adjust the value and
press to set the speed.
Once the speed is set, this feature can
be turned off by pressing the
thumbwheel while viewing this page.
If the selected speed limit is exceeded,
a pop-up warning is displayed with a
chime.
Software Information : Displays open
source software information.

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Display Themes
Press the thumbwheel to enter the
Display menu. There are four
instrument cluster display
configurations to choose from. Sport,
Tour, Stealth, and Track (if equipped).
The style of the cluster will change
depending on the theme selected.
Default is linked to Driver Mode.
Other display themes can be set.
If in My Mode then those displays
plus HUD (if equipped) can be set. My
Mode is only selectable when in Link
to Driver mode.
Stealth Mode is enabled when the
Instrument Panel Illumination Control
is set to the minimum level. See
Instrument Panel Illumination Control
0139.
.Sport: Displays Coolant
Temperature, Fuel Gauge, Fuel
Range, Compass, Driver Mode
Control Light, Odometer, Speed,
Tachometer, Electronic
Transmission Range, Current Gear,
Speed Limit, Info Area, and
Interaction Area, and Cruise Control
(if engaged).
.Tour: Displays Fuel Gauge, Fuel
Range, Compass, Driver Mode
Control Light, Odometer, Speed,
Tachometer, Electronic
Transmission Range, Current Gear,
Peak Performance, Speed Limit, Info
Area, and Interaction Area, and
Cruise Control (if engaged).
.Stealth: Displays Fuel Gauge, Digital
Speed, and Tachometer.
.Track: If equipped, displays Coolant
Temperature, Fuel Gauge, Driver
Mode Control Light, Speed,
Tachometer, Electronic
Transmission Range, Current Gear,
Info Area, and Interactive Area.
Preset info tiles shown on each layout:
Sport : Time and Temperature, Oil
Temperature, Tire Status, Oil Pressure
Track : Oil Pressure, Transmission
Fluid Temperature, Tire Status, Oil
Temperature
Tour : Time and Temperature
Stealth : None Speed Warning
The Speed Warning display allows the
driver to set a speed that they do not
want to exceed. To set the Speed
Warning, press the thumbwheel when
Speed Warning is displayed, or press
the thumbwheel on the main view to
set the speed value. Scroll to adjust
the value. Press the thumbwheel to set
the speed. Once the speed is set, this
feature can be turned off by pressing
the thumbwheel while viewing this
page. If the selected speed limit is
exceeded, a pop-up warning is
displayed with a chime.
Speed Sign
Shows sign information, which comes
from a roadway database in the
onboard navigation, if equipped.
Units
Press the thumbwheel while Units is
displayed to enter the Units menu.
Choose US or metric units by pressing
the thumbwheel while the desired
item is highlighted. A selected mark
will be displayed next to the
selected item.

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Engine Coolant
Temperature Gauge
(Uplevel)
Sport Mode Shown, Track ModeSimilar
This gauge shows the engine coolant
temperature.
If the gauge pointer moves into the
red zone, the engine is too hot.
This reading indicates the same thing
as the warning light. It means that the
engine coolant has overheated. If the
vehicle has been operating under
normal driving conditions, pull off the
road, stop the vehicle, and turn off the
engine as soon as possible. See Engine
Overheating 0347 for more
information.
Seat Belt Reminders
Driver Seat Belt Reminder Light
There is a driver seat belt reminder
light on the instrument cluster.
When the vehicle is started, this light
flashes and a chime may come on to
remind the driver to fasten their
seat belt.
Then the light stays on solid until the
belt is buckled. This cycle may
continue several times if the driver
remains or becomes unbuckled while
the vehicle is moving.
If the driver seat belt is buckled,
neither the light nor the chime
comes on.
Front Passenger Seat Belt
Reminder Light
The vehicle may have a front
passenger seat belt reminder light
near the passenger airbag status
indicator. See Passenger Sensing
System 061.
When the vehicle is started, this light
flashes and a chime may come on to
remind passengers to fasten their
seat belt.
Then the light stays on solid until the
belt is buckled. This cycle continues
several times if the front passenger
remains or becomes unbuckled while
the vehicle is moving.
If the front passenger seat belt is
buckled, neither the chime nor the
light comes on.

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The front passenger seat belt reminder
light and chime may come on if an
object is put on the seat such as a
briefcase, handbag, grocery bag,
laptop, or other electronic device. To
turn off the reminder light and/or
chime, remove the object from the
seat or buckle the seat belt.
Airbag Readiness Light
This light shows if there is an
electrical problem with the airbag
system. It is located in the instrument
cluster. The system check includes the
airbag sensor(s), the passenger
sensing system, the pretensioners, the
airbag modules, the wiring, and the
crash sensing and diagnostic module.
For more information on the airbag
system, seeAirbag System 055.
The airbag readiness light comes on
for several seconds when the vehicle is
started. If the light does not come on
then, have it fixed immediately.
{Warning
If the airbag readiness light stays
on after the vehicle is started or
comes on while driving, it means
the airbag system might not be
working properly. The airbags in the
vehicle might not inflate in a crash,
or they could even inflate without a
crash. To help avoid injury, have
the vehicle serviced right away.
If there is a problem with the airbag
system, a Driver Information Center
(DIC) message may also come on.
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator
The vehicle has a passenger sensing
system. See Passenger Sensing System
0 61 for important safety information.
The overhead console has a passenger
airbag status indicator.
When the vehicle is started, the
passenger airbag status indicator will
light ON and OFF, and the symbols for
on and off, for several seconds as a
system check. Then, after several more
seconds, the status indicator will light
either ON or OFF, and either the
symbol for on or off, to let you know
the status of the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and knee
airbag.
If the word ON, and the on symbol, is
lit on the passenger airbag status
indicator, it means that the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag and
knee airbag are allowed to inflate.
If the word OFF, and the off symbol, is
lit on the passenger airbag status
indicator, it means that the passenger
sensing system has turned off the
front outboard passenger frontal
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If, after several seconds, all of the
symbols remain lit, or if no symbols
are lit, or if the airbag readiness light
is on, there may be a problem with
the lights or the passenger sensing
system. See your dealer for service
right away.
{Warning
If the airbag readiness light ever
comes on and stays on, it means
that something may be wrong with
the airbag system. To help avoid
injury to yourself or others, have
the vehicle serviced right away. See
Airbag Readiness Light0105 for
more information, including
important safety information.
Charging System Light
The charging system light comes on
briefly when the ignition is turned on,
but the engine is not running, as a
check to show the light is working.
It should go out when the engine is
started.
If the light stays on, or comes on
while driving, there may be a problem
with the electrical charging system.
Have it checked by your dealer.
Driving while this light is on could
drain the battery.
When this light comes on, or is
flashing, the Driver Information
Center (DIC) also displays a message.
If a short distance must be driven
with the light on, be sure to turn off
all accessories, such as the radio and
air conditioner. Find a safe place to
stop the vehicle.
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(Check Engine Light)
This light is part of the vehicle’s
emission control on-board diagnostic
system. If this light is on while the
engine is running, a malfunction has
been detected and the vehicle may require service. The light should come
on to show that it is working when
the ignition is in Service Mode. See
Ignition Positions
0238.
Malfunctions are often indicated by
the system before any problem is
noticeable. Being aware of the light
and seeking service promptly when it
comes on may prevent damage.
Caution
If the vehicle is driven continually
with this light on, the emission
control system may not work as
well, the fuel economy may be
lower, and the vehicle may not run
smoothly. This could lead to costly
repairs that might not be covered
by the vehicle warranty.